Thomas Lopinski - Author

Our Amazonian lodge
“The Gate of the Gods", or "Puerta de Hayu Marca". It is said that those who have passed through the gate find a glorious new life of immortality with their Gods.
The Old Man
I will forgive this reader for wearing a Cardinal hat to the signing.
Cusco Plaza De Armas – What better place for Jason to enjoy a cigarette and wash some clothes.
Sacsayhuaman silhouette
Coach Collins or Dr. Shelder?
Skeeter
The last stop before we lost contact with the civilized world
Machu Picchu – The last Incan city? A royal retreat? A temple dedicated to the Virgins of the Sun.
Iglesias de Santo Domingo
Markawasi at night
Traffic jam on road to Markawasi
Seals
Bunsen Creek Dam
Passageway to the underground tunnels?
Dinner served on steamed leaves
Peruvian cuisine
One of the many lovely people in attendance.
Sitting at the Gate of the Gods
Making friends in Peru
The ladies that helped with everything.
Termites in the Amazon are rather tasty, like pepper
A skull at a burial site
Guinea Pig
Burbank Library Local Author Showcase 2015
My Amazon made tattoo
The Art of Raising Hell is voted one of the best Literary Novels of 2015 by Kindle Book Awards!!!
Book signing at Book World in May of 2015
Coca tea
Water bottle thief
It was the Inti Raymi celebration in Cuzco.
Slip sliding away
Hiking up to the Sun Gate.
Anna and Thomas at the Burbank Local Author Showcase in October 2015
A Sphinx
Cocoa bean
Cover for my new novel "The Art of Raising Hell"
John deeply into the cascading rain forest, legendary unknown explorer, etc...relishing over the maddening mystery of Document 512.
Book Signing – We had a wonderful book signing event at the Georgetown Library in July 2014. Thank you all for coming.
Elongated heads
Center of Plaza de Armas in Cusco
A monkey on her back
Sacsayhuaman - The stones fit together so perfectly and without any mortar.
Our offering to The Gods
Ancient Inca burial tomb near Puno
Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers
Sunset at Markawasi
The Runaways. The original rock n roll hell raisers.
Caiman eyes
San Pedro de Cala
A rabbit
A few local celebrities dropped by.
Inside Iglesias de Santo Domingo
Reed boat
Offerings to the Gods.
The Torreon at Machu Picchu - You must stand in the shadow of your shadow when the eye of The Gods lifts… Then the shadow of your shadow will point the way. It will show you the direction from the heart of heaven to the heart of the earth.
Mummies at the Inka Museum
Dinosaurs
"The Art of Raising Hell" is voted Best Young Adult Novel of 2015 from Best Indie Books.
Welcoming party off the plane
The view of Machu Picchu from atop Huaynu Picchu.
Face of Humanity
Close up view of the mysterious indentation at the Gate of the Gods. Just big enough for a small disk or medallion?
Ugha Mongulala – Those six fingered chosen few destined for greatness.
Anyone see Lonny Nack in this photo?
Panoramic view of Cusco
The Cake! Thank you, ladies...
On the train to Machu Picchu
Markawasi Valley. We camped there alone with just our guide and a stray dog who barked all night at strange things moving in the dark.
"The Art of Raising Hell" is voted Best Young Adult Novel of 2015 from Best Indie Books.
Driving in Peru
A wonderful book signing this May at Book World. We ran out of books way too early!
The steep decline at Huaynu Picchu
The Sun Temple
On the trail down from Markawasi
The Inferno
To your mother!
Lunch on a reed island in Puno, Peru

Document 512 Book

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Indiana Jones type dyslexic female teenager is chased through the ruins of South America and ends up finding a lost civilization deep in the Amazon Rainforest.

The Art Of Raising Hell

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Four small-town teenagers idolize an older boy, who has perfected the art of raising hell. When one of them ends up dead, they soon realize the difference between chasing life and being chased by it.

Thomas Lopinski - Author

Document 512 Book

The Art Of Raising Hell

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