Morning Bliss — Charles Morgan

This is the second book in the Morning Bliss Trilogy. The wild men of the battleship Kincazion have raved ashore onto the Cathedral Mahandaahl. But of all of them, it is Skiff who has beaten his way to become the father of the cathedral's baby. Now, as the baby grows in the great womb chamber in the heart of the magnificent building, trouble lurks. First, a contamination from a hospital ship of all things, spreading the dreadful Voulis Theory. Then on the melting iceberg the Light Tinker sends his raving second hand light to confound the corporations of the great sea. Can Skiff and Anthem save the baby from annihilation at the hands of the soccer hordes and economic meltdown?