Thomas Lopinski - Author

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

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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