Thomas Lopinski - Author

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

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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