Thomas Lopinski - Author

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

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.