Thomas Lopinski - Author

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

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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