‘The Curie Society, Volume 2: Eris Eternal’— Review

A continuation of the graphic novel adventure trilogy featuring three fearless female sci-spies as they fight to prevent a biotech mogul from dominating the world.

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Book cover art by Sonia Liao (2024; The MIT Press)

Our three courageous teen-aged sheroes from the Curie Society are back. In this, the second instalment in the series, The Curie Society: Eris Eternal by Heather Einhorn, Adam Staffaroni and Anne Toole (2024; The MIT Press; bookshop.org), the three sci-spy friends face down a powerful threat from a mysterious group that is using cutting-edge biotechnology and nanotechnology along with the promise of immortality to further their sinister goals of world domination.

In this book, we find that the summertime vacation plans for Maya, Taj, and Simone are suddenly interrupted when the Curie Society’s original chapter at the Sorbonne in Paris calls on them for help. You’ve probably not heard of the Curie Society before because it is a secret organization that was launched by Marie Curie to foster the development of brilliant female college students to pursue the furthest reaches of their intellect and scientific curiosity. The call comes from Daksha, a Punjabi alumna of the Curie Society who is promoting cutting-edge science and technology startups at a meeting held during Paris Fashion Week. After someone poisons Daksha, our sheroes immediately investigate. Soon, the trio are surprised to discover that Maya’s parents have become involved with the new startup, Eris.

There is a lot of action in this book as the fearless trio work to discover the identities of the corporate bad actors and stop their nefarious plans.

I was disappointed by the lack of clues provided so the reader could solve the mystery before the “big reveal” at the end of the story. Worse, I already had guessed the villain’s identity long before the “big reveal” and I’ll bet you will too. I was also disappointed by the lack of a clear linear plot, and by the confusing crowd of poorly defined characters and the cliched villains who blended together. And I was annoyed by Taj, who wastes a lot of time dismissing Simone’s and Maya’s reasoning and arguments. What is wrong with her?

That said, there is a lot to recommend this series: there is a clear commitment from the characters to make the world a better place; a strong focus on girls and women, who are severely underrepresented in science; and an emphasis on showing readers how cutting-edge science is relevant to everyday life. I was also pleased with the discussions about ecotheory and its possible advancements. I’d recommend this series for children between the ages of 12 and 14.

NOTE: I received a paperback copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for my honest, unbiased review. No AI tools were used in the writing or editing of this piece.

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Originally published on Forbes on 14 March 2026.