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Wait a minute... damn damn damn. I think I know exactly what work it is, but I can't remember the title either!
Edited by Candi Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving. -Terry Pratchett
I have, thanks and apologies :-) in the seconds after I posted, my mind caught up with me and pointed it out. So can/should I remove the post? And if you would come up with the title, there's some eternal gratefulness in it ^^
Sanity is Overrated
ftl-capable Space whale/living ship/alien species female protagonist merging consciousness with whaleshipalien (too long for title)
Sooo I've been through many of your tropes that rang with what I'm looking for. The only one I haven't found (that's in the title) is the merging cousciousness. Looking for the book for a friend, but I'll definitely read it myself when I get the title, because it sounds pretty awesome.
So then the somewhat vague description I have is:
A book about a girl and a strange alien species that are ftl capable. Humans ride the alien species by entering them and merging their consciousness. In the end the girl completely lets go of her consciousness and becomes one with her spacewhale. Yes, so I spoiled it for me too. The human society doesn't know of the transformations pilots undergo and it was found catalogued under juvenile/childrens book in a library.
Well it's vague, but thanks for hearing me out. If you have any clarifying questions, please tell me and I'll pass them on. My friend read the book when she was young, so maybe the answers won't be as clear as you are hoping for.