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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

    $38.00
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  • 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

    $89.99
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    Liar, Liar, Lick, Spit

    $30.00
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  • Royal Free

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

    $99.99
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  • Buried Life

    $39.99
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  • James

    $24.99
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  • Paris Express

    $37.99
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  • Dark Diamond

    $39.99
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  • When the Moon Hits Your Eye

    $37.99
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  • Strangers in Time

    $37.99
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  • Four Points of the Compass: The Unexpected History of Direction

    $50.00
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  • Chameleon: A Memoir of Art, Travel, Ideas and Love

    $45.00
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  • 52 Weeks of Accessories: Beautiful Patterns for Year-round Knitting

    $41.99
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  • Carbon: The Book of Life

    $40.00
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  • Over the Rainbow: Tales from an Unexpected Year

    $50.00
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  • Magus: The Art of Magic from Faustus to Agrippa

    $30.00
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  • House of My Mother

    $39.99
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  • Chameleon: A Memoir of Art, Travel, Ideas and Love

    $45.00
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  • Tell

    $40.00
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  • When the Going Was Good: An Editor’s Adventures During the Last Golden Age of Magazines

    $39.99
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  • Northbound: Four seasons of solitude on Te Araroa

    $39.99
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  • Tracker

    $45.00
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  • Simply Veg

    $49.99
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  • Lugma: Abundant Dishes And Stories From My Middle East

    $65.00
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  • Umai: Recipes From a Japanese Home Kitchen

    $65.00
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  • 52 Weeks of Accessories: Beautiful Patterns for Year-round Knitting

    $41.99
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  • Dalmatia

    $60.00
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  • Everyday Permaculture: Sustainable Living For Every Space

    $47.99
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  • Truth Needs No Colour

    $29.99
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  • Watch Me

    $24.99
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  • Holy Terrors

    $29.99
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  • Boy I Love

    $22.99
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  • Bear

    $27.99
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  • Our Infinite Fates

    $28.00
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    Unsettled Bliss: whiteness in Aotearoa

    $40.00
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    Maori Millionaire: A beginner’s guide to building better money habits

    $35.00
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    Stone and Sky

    $37.99
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    Ian Baker-Finch: To Hell and Back

    $55.00
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    Who’s Afraid of Gender?

    $30.00
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    Nazi Mind: Twelve Warnings From History

    $65.00
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  • History: The Definitive Visual Guide (4th edition 2023)

    $100.00
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  • Our Natural World Heritage: 50 of the Most Beautiful and Biodiverse Places

    $90.00
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  • Dune Part One: The Photography

    $115.00
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  • Art of Climbing

    $64.99
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  • Grand Bikepacking Journeys: Riding Iconic Routes around the World

    $135.00
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  • Absolute Batman: The Court of Owls (2023 Edition)

    $255.00
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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.