Thomas Lopinski - Author

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

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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