Thomas Lopinski - Author

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

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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