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Welcome to Scorpio Books

A treasure trove for booklovers

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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.

  • Slender Volumes

    Slender Volumes

    $38.00
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  • Kahurangi: The nature of Kahurangi National Park and Northwest Nelson

    Kahurangi: The nature of Kahurangi National Park and Northwest Nelson

    $79.99
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  • Force Of Nature Te Aumangea O Te Turoa: A conservation history of Forest & Bird 1923-2023

    Force Of Nature Te Aumangea O Te Turoa: A conservation history of Forest & Bird 1923-2023

    $89.99
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  • Scorpio Books staff reviews iconLiar, Liar, Lick, Spit

    Liar, Liar, Lick, Spit

    $30.00
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  • Royal Free

    Royal Free

    $38.00
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  • Toi Te Mana: An Indigenous History of Maori Art

    Toi Te Mana: An Indigenous History of Maori Art

    $99.99
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  • Fulvia

    Fulvia

    $36.99
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  • Whisky Widow

    Whisky Widow

    $36.99
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  • Murder at the Castle: A Miss Merkel Mystery

    Murder at the Castle: A Miss Merkel Mystery

    $36.99
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  • Compound

    Compound

    $37.99
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  • Bring the House Down

    Bring the House Down

    $37.99
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  • Phoenix Pencil Company

    Phoenix Pencil Company

    $37.99
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  • Immortals of New Zealand Rugby

    Immortals of New Zealand Rugby

    $46.99
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  • New Geography of Innovation: The global contest for breakthrough technologies

    New Geography of Innovation: The global contest for breakthrough technologies

    $39.99
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  • Ghosts of the British Museum: A True Story of Colonial Loot and Restless Objects

    Ghosts of the British Museum: A True Story of Colonial Loot and Restless Objects

    $29.99
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  • Einstein Vendetta: Hitler, Mussolini, and a true story of murder

    Einstein Vendetta: Hitler, Mussolini, and a true story of murder

    $40.00
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  • Aroha - Te reo Maori edition: He matauranga Maori e uruhau ai te ao, e aumarire ai hoki te oranga tahitanga me to tatou taiao

    Aroha – Te reo Maori edition: He matauranga Maori e uruhau ai te ao, e aumarire ai hoki te oranga tahitanga me to tatou taiao

    $30.00
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  • Six Conversations We're Scared to Have

    Six Conversations We’re Scared to Have

    $39.99
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  • Position of Spoons: and other intimacies

    Position of Spoons: and other intimacies

    $30.00
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  • How to Lose Your Mother: A Daughter's Memoir

    How to Lose Your Mother: A Daughter’s Memoir

    $39.99
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  • No, I Don't Get Danger Money: Confessions of an Accidental War Correspondent

    No, I Don’t Get Danger Money: Confessions of an Accidental War Correspondent

    $37.99
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  • I Heard Her Call My Name: A memoir of transition

    I Heard Her Call My Name: A memoir of transition

    $28.00
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  • Breaking Through: A Memoir

    Breaking Through: A Memoir

    $32.99
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  • Notes to John

    Notes to John

    $37.99
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  • Life-Changing Homes: Eco-Friendly Designs That Promote Well-Being

    Life-Changing Homes: Eco-Friendly Designs That Promote Well-Being

    $64.99
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  • Comfort Cooking: Enough for leftovers and lazy days in Kiwi homes

    Comfort Cooking: Enough for leftovers and lazy days in Kiwi homes

    $45.00
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  • Cocoon: Creating Homes with Heart

    Cocoon: Creating Homes with Heart

    $65.00
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  • Boustany: A celebration of vegetables from my Palestine

    Boustany: A celebration of vegetables from my Palestine

    $65.00
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  • Baking Across America: A Vintage Recipe Road Trip

    Baking Across America: A Vintage Recipe Road Trip

    $55.00
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  • Sicily: Recipes from an Italian island

    Sicily: Recipes from an Italian island

    $65.00
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  • Lady's Knight

    Lady’s Knight

    $29.99
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  • Amelia, If Only

    Amelia, If Only

    $22.99
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  • Lightningborn

    Lightningborn

    $24.00
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  • Emilie Adventures: Emilie and the Hollow World and Emilie and the Sky World

    Emilie Adventures: Emilie and the Hollow World and Emilie and the Sky World

    $44.99
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  • Lost Saint

    Lost Saint

    $29.99
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  • Surface Trials

    Surface Trials

    $21.99
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    Eden: A Portrait of Mountain Biking in Aotearoa New Zealand

    Eden: A Portrait of Mountain Biking in Aotearoa New Zealand

    $90.00
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    Poem for Ataahua

    Poem for Ataahua

    $28.69
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    Tui Pea Luva (Weave Then Gift)

    Tui Pea Luva (Weave Then Gift)

    $30.00
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    Black Magic: The inspiring story of why Aotearoa sports teams wear black with a silver fern

    Black Magic: The inspiring story of why Aotearoa sports teams wear black with a silver fern

    $11.44
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    Paradise Generation

    Paradise Generation

    $30.99
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    No Straight Road Takes You There: Essays for Uneven Terrain

    No Straight Road Takes You There: Essays for Uneven Terrain

    $39.99
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  • Seven Sisters

    Seven Sisters

    $60.00
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  • Witcher Official Cookbook: Provisions, Fare, and Culinary Tales from Travels Across the Continent

    Witcher Official Cookbook: Provisions, Fare, and Culinary Tales from Travels Across the Continent

    $99.00
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  • Art of War (Luxury Full-colour Edition)

    Art of War (Luxury Full-colour Edition)

    $54.99
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  • Our Natural World Heritage: 50 of the Most Beautiful and Biodiverse Places

    Our Natural World Heritage: 50 of the Most Beautiful and Biodiverse Places

    $90.00
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  • Dune Part One: The Photography

    Dune Part One: The Photography

    $115.00
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  • Somewhere Beyond the Sea (Special Edition)

    Somewhere Beyond the Sea (Special Edition)

    $60.00
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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.