The Research Vessel Ana Maria Primavesi
The Ana Maria Primavesi is a Brazilian research vessel that features in Islands of the Anomaly and Nexus of the Anomaly. The ship is named after a prominent Brazilian scientist, a pioneer in agriculture and soil science. Doctor Ana Maria Primavesi lived from October 1920 to January 2020.
Led by Brazilian scientist Fernanda Carvalho, the research vessel is skippered by Oson Barbosa and crewed by Ray Carvalho, Ray’s brother Theo and the US engineer George Brummerhof. They are later joined by three Barbadian scientists: Eliana Bianchi, Arnoud Maynard and John McEnroy.
In both novels, the ship and her crew are involved in many wild adventures and to help you follow the action, a plan of the vessel is provided below.
Plan of the Research Vessel Ana Maria Primavesi
Caribbean Island Maps (Spoilers Ahead!)
The sequels to The Amazon Anomaly, Islands of the Anomaly and Nexus of the Anomaly, are set in the Caribbean. The maps below show the zooid swarm that arises off the shores of Barbados, and Trinidad and Tobago, in Islands of the Anomaly, as well as the anomaly nexus described in Nexus of the Anomaly.
Islands of the Anomaly (Spoilers)
Map of the Caribbean Islands depicting the zooid swarm
Nexus of the Anomaly (Spoilers)
Map of the Caribbean Islands showing the location of the anomaly nexus