I haven't read the review in full because you marked spoilers at the beginning, and I'd like to get round to reading the book one day, but from what I skimmed over (terrified of encountering the spoilers! ;D) I can grasp that you really loved it.

I have to say the plot sounds like nothing I've ever heard before. A warship trapped in a human body? Brilliant!

Thanks for taking part in Sci-Fi Month! =D