Thomas Lopinski - Author

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

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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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