Thomas Lopinski - Author

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

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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