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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You Don’t Have to Have a Dream: Advice for the Incrementally Ambitious
$40.00Add to cart -
Slow Road: The Complete Guide to Van Life in New Zealand
$49.99Add to cart -
Knowledge Gene
$39.99Add to cart -
Stoic in Love: Ancient Wisdom to Make Dating, Domestic Boredom and Breakups a Bit Less Terrible
$27.99Add to cart -
Red Emperor: Xi Jinping and His New China
$39.99Add to cart -
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Make It Make Sense
$36.99Add to cart
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Metamorphoses: In Search of Franz Kafka
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Elle
$55.00Add to cart -
Sam the Trap Man: Cracking Yarns and Tall Tales From the Bush
$45.00Add to cart -
Ones That Bit Me!: Camels, Cows & Other Young-Vet Stories
$39.99Add to cart -
Grid: The life and times of First World War fighter ace Keith Caldwell
$65.00Add to cart -
Whaea Blue
$40.00Add to cart
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Joseph Banks’ Florilegium: Botanical Treasures from Cook’s First Voyage
$135.00Add to cart -
That Green Olive
$50.00Add to cart -
Modern Women Flight of Time
$65.00Add to cart -
Seriously Delicious (Miss Polly’s Kitchen)
$49.99Add to cart -
Crazy Water, Pickled Lemons: Enchanting dishes from the Middle East, Mediterranean and North Africa
$60.00Add to cart -
Man Holds a Fish
$75.00Add to cart
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Saving Wananga: The True Story of a Kea Rescue
$21.99Add to cart -
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Accidentally Wes Anderson: Adventures
$80.00Add to cart -
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D&D 2024 Player’s Handbook
$87.00Add to cart -
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Secret Life of LEGO Bricks: The Inside Story of a Design Icon
$69.99Add to cart -
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Hidden Girl
$37.99Add to cart -
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City and Its Uncertain Walls
$55.00Add to cart
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Iliad
$75.99Add to cart -
Therapeutic Library: 100 essential books that teach fulfilment, calm and well-being
$60.00Add to cart -
Witcher Official Cookbook: Provisions, Fare, and Culinary Tales from Travels Across the Continent
$99.00Add to cart -
Witcher (8 Books Boxed Set: Last Wish, Sword of Destiny, Blood of Elves, Time of Contempt, Baptism of Fire, Tower of The Swallow, Lady of Lake, Season
$150.00Add to cart -
Leaving the Comfort Zone: The Adventure of a Lifetime
$135.00Add to cart -
Lord of the Rings Boxed Set
$99.00Add to cart
Upcoming Events
Staff Reviews
Book Review: Bride
Hazelwood masterfully combines romance and intrigue, making this novel a must-read for paranormal romance fans or those new to the genre.
Book Review: Bad Feminist
Gay expertly walks the tightrope of light and shade, dispensing wit at appropriate times while not shying away from the sombre and harrowing.
Book Review: Of Dice and Men
Even those who have never played will feel inspired to rattle some dice, dream up a character and enlist their friends to try something new.
Book Review: Self-Portrait with Nothing
Where lesser novels try to disguise a lack of substance, Pokwatka chooses to explore the inner worlds that multiple realities can mine.
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: Bride
Hazelwood masterfully combines romance and intrigue, making this novel a must-read for paranormal romance fans or those new to the genre.
Book Review: Bad Feminist
Gay expertly walks the tightrope of light and shade, dispensing wit at appropriate times while not shying away from the sombre and harrowing.