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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Wild Creature Mind: The Neuroscience Breakthrough that Helps You Transform Anxiety and Live a Fiercely Loving Life
$39.99Add to cart -
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Chernobyl Roulette: A War Story
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You Don’t Have to Have a Dream: Advice for the Incrementally Ambitious
$40.00Add to cart -
Siege: The Remarkable Story of the Greatest SAS Hostage Drama
$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
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Joseph Banks’ Florilegium: Botanical Treasures from Cook’s First Voyage
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That Green Olive
$50.00Add to cart -
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Simply Jamie: Fast and Simple Food
$65.00Add to cart -
More Salad: Two Raw Sisters
$49.99Add to cart -
Green Cookbook: Easy Vegan & Vegetarian Dinners
$60.00Add to cart -
Modern Women Flight of Time
$65.00Add to cart
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Hotel Theresa
$28.00Add to cart -
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Lily, Oh Lily: Searching for a Nazi ghost
$36.99Add to cart -
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Kawai: Tree of Nourishment
$49.99Add to cart -
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Saving Wananga: The True Story of a Kea Rescue
$21.99Add to cart -
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Time of the Child
$36.99Add to cart -
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Kahurangi: The nature of Kahurangi National Park and Northwest Nelson
$79.99Add to cart
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Dune Part One: The Photography
$115.00Add to cart -
Man and His Kitchen: Classic Home Cooking and Entertaining with Style at the Wm Brown Farm
$100.00Add to cart -
Ancillary Justice 10th anniversary edition
$80.00Add to cart -
Toilet-bound Hanako-kun: First Stall boxset (volumes 1-10)
$280.00Add to cart -
Art of the Lord of the Rings
$59.99Add to cart -
Ghost in the Shell: Fully Compiled (Complete Hardcover Collection)
$125.00Add to cart
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Staff Reviews
Book Review: Bad Archive
When she reflects on the good in life, it is hard not to smile, and small rich joyful sentences peek out unexpectedly all through the book.
Book Review: The Bride Test
With a driven plot, diverse characters and realistic perspectives, what more do you need? I loved this book.
Book Review: A Small Collection Of Happinesses
Told in a series of vignettes, touches of magical realism give a sense of wonder and meaning to the smallest things.
Book Review: The Catch
The character development, acceptance and understanding in this book kept me eagerly turning every page. I can’t wait for more.
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: Bad Archive
When she reflects on the good in life, it is hard not to smile, and small rich joyful sentences peek out unexpectedly all through the book.
Book Review: The Bride Test
With a driven plot, diverse characters and realistic perspectives, what more do you need? I loved this book.