Welcome to Scorpio Books
A treasure trove for booklovers
Scorpio Books is an independent bookstore with the best range of carefully curated books in Ōtautahi Christchurch. Our staff are friendly, knowledgeable, eclectic readers ready with recommendations. Shop our online store, or come in and browse the shelves where you can settle into a comfy chair, discover our staff favourites, the best new releases in fiction and non-fiction, and all manner of bookish delights.
If you can’t find what you’re looking for, let us know and if it’s still in print we will order it in for you especially.
Welcome to Scorpio Books - a treasure trove for booklovers
Scorpio Books is an independent bookstore with the best range of carefully curated books in Ōtautahi Christchurch.
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Snorkelling the Abyss: One woman, striving to survive, fighting for survivors
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Flora: Celebrating Our Botanical World
$80.00Add to cart -
Bird Life
$38.00Add to cart -
Big Fat Brown Bitch
$30.00Add to cart -
Pacific Arts Aotearoa
$65.00Add to cart -
Rugby League In New Zealand: A People’s History
$59.99Add to cart
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Women Living Deliciously
$39.99Add to cart -
Money: A Story of Humanity
$42.99Add to cart -
Take Back Your Life: Recovering from Cults and Abusive Relationships
$69.99Add to cart -
2025 Guide to the Night Sky Southern Hemisphere: A month-by-month guide to exploring the skies above Australia, New Zealand and South Africa
$24.99Add to cart -
Punishing Putin: Inside the Global Economic War to Bring Down Russia
$37.99Add to cart -
Rest is History Returns: An A-Z of Historical Curiosities
$38.99Add to cart
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Lily, Oh Lily: Searching for a Nazi ghost
$36.99Add to cart -
Baltic Souls: Remarkable Life Stories from Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania
$48.00Add to cart -
Eden Undone: A True Story of Sex, Murder, and Utopia at the Dawn of World War II
$39.99Add to cart -
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Elements of Marie Curie: How the Glow of Radium Lit a Path for Women in Science
$38.99Add to cart -
Island to Oneself: Six Years Alone on a Desert Island
$45.00Add to cart -
Last Muster: A journey through the spectacular scenery and rich history of the high country of Aotearoa
$49.99Add to cart
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Innerland: A journey through the everyday landscape of New Zealand
$39.99Add to cart -
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Joseph Banks’ Florilegium: Botanical Treasures from Cook’s First Voyage
Original price was: $135.00.$90.00Current price is: $90.00.Add to cart -
Bold Types: Indie Bookshops of Aotearoa New Zealand
$70.00Add to cart -
Kahurangi: The nature of Kahurangi National Park and Northwest Nelson
$79.99Add to cart -
Force Of Nature Te Aumangea O Te Turoa: A conservation history of Forest & Bird 1923-2023
$89.99Add to cart -
Everyday Opulence: Homes, Gardens, Interiors Inspired by Aotearoa – Designed by Michael Mansvelt
$69.99Add to cart
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Somewhere Beyond the Sea (Special Edition)
$60.00Add to cart -
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Bookshop Day Tote Bag 2024
$35.00Add to cart -
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Hotel Theresa
$28.00Add to cart -
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Courting of Bristol Keats
$37.99Add to cart -
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Natural Gardener: Advice and inspiration for wildening your garden
$65.00Add to cart -
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Noble Fragments: the maverick who broke up the world’s greatest book
$45.00Add to cart
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Ultimate Collector Motorcycles
$495.00Add to cart -
D&D Curse of Strahd Revamped (Special Edition)
$150.00Add to cart -
Hobbit/ The Lord of the Rings (4 Volume Faux Leather, Boxed Set)
$169.00Add to cart -
Therapeutic Library: 100 essential books that teach fulfilment, calm and well-being
$60.00Add to cart -
Lore and Legends: A Visual Celebration of the Fifth Edition of the World’s Greatest Roleplaying Game (Dungeons & Dragons)
$110.00Add to cart -
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Mythos: The Illustrated Story
Original price was: $95.00.$49.00Current price is: $49.00.Add to cart
Upcoming Events
Staff Reviews
Book Review: Fool Night
A chilling vision of humanities’ future, it blends claustrophobic, grungy cityscapes with an unsettling narrative of poverty and desperation.
Book Review: Frog and Toad
Meet literature’s most delightful amphibian odd couple! These stories are a pitch-perfect blend of gentle comedy and insightful observation.
Book Review: Stone Blind
Stone BlindBy Natalia HaynesReview by Sophie Most of us may know the story of Medusa the monster, but do you know the story of Medusa the woman? Told to us
Book Review: White Cat
A unique mix of slice of life and fantasy that isn’t a difficult read. Good for fans of Artemis Fowl-esque fantasy-realism.
Gift Vouchers
The perfect gift for book lovers! Choose from physical vouchers to use in store, or a digital gift card to use in our online store.
Book Review: Fool Night
A chilling vision of humanities’ future, it blends claustrophobic, grungy cityscapes with an unsettling narrative of poverty and desperation.
Book Review: Frog and Toad
Meet literature’s most delightful amphibian odd couple! These stories are a pitch-perfect blend of gentle comedy and insightful observation.