Thomas Lopinski - Author

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

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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