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 -
Innerland: A journey through the everyday landscape of New Zealand
$39.99Add 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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Serviceberry: An Economy of Gifts and Abundance
$38.00Add to cart -
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White Ladder: Triumph and Tragedy at the Dawn of Mountaineering
$54.99Add to cart -
D&D 2024 Player’s Handbook
$87.00Add 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 -
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Unreel: A memoir
$40.00Add to cart -
Eden Undone: A True Story of Sex, Murder, and Utopia at the Dawn of World War II
$39.99Add to cart -
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
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Innerland: A journey through the everyday landscape of New Zealand
$39.99Add to cart -
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Natural Gardener: Advice and inspiration for wildening your garden
$65.00Add 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
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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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Somewhere Beyond the Sea (Special Edition)
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Exquisite Exandria: The Official Cookbook of Critical Role
$70.00Add to cart -
Princess Bride: An Illustrated Edition of S. Morgenstern’s Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure
$79.99Add to cart -
Ultimate Collector Motorcycles
$495.00Add 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 -
Legend of Zelda – Legendary Edition Box Set
$205.00Add to cart
Upcoming Events
Staff Reviews
Book Review: I Who Have Never Known Men
Jacqueline Harpman has managed to convey a beautifully brutal balance of life and death, love and loneliness.
Book Review: The Great Dead Body Teachers
Tackling a very heavy subject with respect and tact, The Great Dead Body Teachers is a captivating and deeply personal read.
Book Review: Funny Story
This novel’s mix of humour, fake dating antics, and emotional growth will leave readers laughing, crying, and swooning all the way through.
Book Review: The Midwatch
Guided by their indomitable teachers, the girls venture into a Berlin-esque city and gather the clues they need to save the day. Good gravy!
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: I Who Have Never Known Men
Jacqueline Harpman has managed to convey a beautifully brutal balance of life and death, love and loneliness.
Book Review: The Great Dead Body Teachers
Tackling a very heavy subject with respect and tact, The Great Dead Body Teachers is a captivating and deeply personal read.