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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Cher: The Memoir, Part One
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You Don’t Need a Weatherman: Bob Dylan for Beginners
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Dare I Say It: Everything I Wish I’d Known About Menopause
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Liveable Future is Possible
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Innerland: A journey through the everyday landscape of New Zealand
$39.99Add to cart -
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Keir Starmer: The Biography
$39.99Add to cart
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How To Say Babylon: A Jamaican Memoir
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Cher: The Memoir, Part One
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Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls
$29.99Add to cart -
I Haven’t Been Entirely Honest with You
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Dinner for Vampires
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Noble Fragments: the maverick who broke up the world’s greatest book
$45.00Add to cart
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Innerland: A journey through the everyday landscape of New Zealand
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Natural Gardener: Advice and inspiration for wildening your garden
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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 -
Sapiens A Graphic History v3 The Masters of History
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Botanists’ Library: The most important botanical books in history
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Bold Types: Indie Bookshops of Aotearoa New Zealand
$70.00Add to cart
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How To Say Babylon: A Jamaican Memoir
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Ethical Guide To Murder
$39.99Add to cart -
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Confessions
$37.00Add to cart -
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You Don’t Need a Weatherman: Bob Dylan for Beginners
$40.00Add to cart -
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Dare I Say It: Everything I Wish I’d Known About Menopause
$40.00Add to cart -
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Liveable Future is Possible
$30.00Add to cart
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Lore and Legends: A Visual Celebration of the Fifth Edition of the World’s Greatest Roleplaying Game (Dungeons & Dragons)
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Iliad
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Crooked Kingdom Collector’s Edition
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Hunger Games (Illustrated Edition)
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Lessons in Chemistry (Deluxe Edition)
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Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan – The Making of the Classic Film
$89.99Add to cart
Upcoming Events
Staff Reviews
Book Review: Gliff
There is darkness in this story, but it’s leavened by Smith’s ever-playful storytelling, and her characters’ capacity for resistance & hope.
Book Review: Cloud Cuckoo Land
Timelines and characters are bound together through an ancient text that changes their lives in incredible and unexpected ways.
Book Review: Prisoner’s Throne
Delving deeper into the redemption arc of characters left behind, this novel offers a compelling tale of sacrifice and redemption.
Book Review: Stolen Heir
While relying on its predecessor’s world-building, it offers a fresh perspective, expanding on familiar settings.
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: Gliff
There is darkness in this story, but it’s leavened by Smith’s ever-playful storytelling, and her characters’ capacity for resistance & hope.
Book Review: Cloud Cuckoo Land
Timelines and characters are bound together through an ancient text that changes their lives in incredible and unexpected ways.