Thomas Lopinski - Author

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

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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