Thomas Lopinski - Author

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

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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.

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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

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