SHARE Unless you’ve been living under a rock or have forgotten your Netflix password these past few weeks, you can’t have missed the arrival of fantasy fan favourite, The show is based on the debut young adult novel by American author Leigh Bardugo. It follows Alina Starkov, a teenage orphan growing up in the Russia-inspired Kingdom of Ravka who unexpectedly harnesses a power – a Grisha talent – she didn’t know she possessed to save her best friend. The Grisha are able to manipulate the elements in order to weaponise them, such as controlling the wind or conjuring fire, and Alina discovers she can summon light.