Thomas Lopinski - Author

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