Thomas Lopinski - Author

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

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

Now available

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.