Thomas Lopinski - Author

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

Document 512 Book

Released 8/17/12

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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