So I'm in a unique position in reviewing this audio book. Firstly, The Goblin Emperor is one of my favorite books ever. And secondly, since it is one of my favorite books ever, I have the audio book version from 2014. When I first started listening to the copy provided to me by netgalley, I believed it was just a remastered version of the original. But I was proven wrong very quickly. It sounds to me that original narrator Kyle McCarley has rerecorded the entire book. Which is wonderful because Kyle was the perfect narrator and I couldn't imagine anyone else recording it. But with a new recording 7 years later there are some changes. What instantly stuck out to me was some of the names and places have different pronunciations now - which took some getting used to. Also Thara Celehar has a different sounding voice, which I'm still not used to.

Now that I've talked about the audio book let's talk about the story. As I said, The Goblin Emperor is one of my favorite books. Maia is such a wonderful character. He knows he is different and that compared to others he has a lot more to learn, but as he grows into his first year he slowly begins to gain more confidence in his own abilities. Aside from Maia, I also adored his secretary Csevet. I loved the relationship between him and Maia, and he had no problems putting Maia in his place when he needed it. I also loved Csethiro Ceredin - even in the few parts she is in you can tell she is badass. I would love to see how the marriage between Maia and Csethiro would evolve over time.

To sum up, I love this book and I was so happy to be able to dive back into it again.