Balance of Terror was a Star Trek episode (the 8th TOS episode of season 1 aired on 15 December 1966) and novelization (by James Blish in Star Trek 1).
References[]
Characters[]
Episode characters[]
- Robert Abrams • Brenner (USS Enterprise) • Clifford Brent[1] • Decius • Fields • Bill Hadley • Hansen Al-Salah • Harrison (Lieutenant) • Keras • James T. Kirk • Ryan Leslie • Lewis (USS Enterprise) • Angela Martine • Leonard McCoy • Praxus • Janice Rand • Montgomery Scott • Spock • Andrew Stiles • Hikaru Sulu • T'Auethn • Robert Tomlinson • Nyota Uhura
Novelization characters[]
- Hansen Al-Salah • James T. Kirk • Angela Martine • Leonard McCoy • Janice Rand • Montgomery Scott • Spock • Andrew Stiles • Hikaru Sulu • Robert Tomlinson • Nyota Uhura
Comic adaptation characters[]
Starships and vehicles[]
Locations[]
Races and cultures[]
States and organizations[]
Other references[]
- asteroid • cloaking device • de Broglie wave • deflector • log buoy • phaser • rodinium
Appendices[]
Related media[]
- The Dream Walkers (TOS comic) - The scene where James T. Kirk orders Andrew Stiles to fire phasers was replayed, as dreamlike scenery from Janice Rand's memory in this comic.
- "Blood and Honor" (DS9 comic) - Features Jannek, the son of the Romulan commander from "Balance of Terror". Mark Lenard wrote the comic.
- SNW episode: "A Quality of Mercy"
Adaptations[]
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Novelized in Star Trek 1.
Novelized in Star Trek 1 reprint.
Novelized in Star Trek 1 reprint.
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Novelized in Star Trek 1 reprint.
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Novelized in Star Trek 1 reprint.
Novelization German language translation in Der unwirkliche MacCoy.
Novelization German language translation reprinted in Der unwirkliche McCoy.
Novelization German language translation reprinted in Enterprise 1.
Novelization collected in The Star Trek Reader II.
German language novelization translation collected in Der große Sammelband.
Novelization collected in The Classic Episodes 1.
Novelization collected in The Classic Episodes.
Video releases[]
Collector's edition VHS release with "The Naked Time".
Laserdisc release with "The Conscience of the King".
Overseas VHS release with "Charlie X".
Overseas VHS release with "Charlie X" and "The Naked Time".
DVD release with "Charlie X".
Images[]
Episode images[]
Aft dorsal view of the Bird-of-Prey.
Aft ventral view of the Bird-of-Prey.
A map of the Romulan Neutral Zone.
Praxus, Romulan scope operator.
Fields.
Ship chapel.
Adaptation images[]
The USS Enterprise.
The Enterprise.
The Enterprise.
The crew.
The crew.
The Enterprise.
The Enterprise.
The Enterprise.
James T. Kirk and Janice Rand.
A phaser.
Spock and the Enterprise.
The Enterprise.
Character art.
Character art.
The Enterprise.
The crew.
The crew.
Timeline[]
| published order | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous episode: Charlie X |
TOS episode produced | Next episode: What Are Little Girls Made Of? |
| Previous episode: The Conscience of the King |
TOS episode aired | Next episode: Shore Leave |
| Previous story: The Unreal McCoy |
Star Trek 1
|
Next story: The Naked Time |
| chronological order | ||
| Previous Adventure: The Sundered Chapter 17 |
Memory Beta Chronology | Next Adventure: The Hollow Crown, Issue 1 Pages 1-12 |
| Previous Adventure: The Sundered Chapter 17 |
Next Adventure: Shadow Lord | |
| Previous Adventure: The Choice |
Voyages of the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) (2264 to 2270) |
Next Adventure: Child's Play |
Translations[]
- 1969
- Japanese : 見えざる破壊者, translated by Mamoru Nakagami. (Hayakawa)
- 1972
- German : Das Gleichgewicht des Schreckens, translated by Janis Kambulis. (Williams)
- 1973
- Turkish : Korkunun Bedeli, translated by Reha Pinar. (Altın Kitaplar)
- 1975
- Dutch : Evenwicht door terreur, translated by Jan Koesen. (Luitingh)
- 1978
- Italian : Altalena di terrore, translated by Rosella Sanità. (Arnoldo Mondadori Editore)
- 1991
- Czech : Rovnováha hrůzy, translated by Zdeněk Volný. (Práce & Bonus Press)
- 1991
- French : L'Équilibre de la terreur, translated by Paul Couturiau. (Lefrancq)
External link[]
- "Balance of Terror" article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- Balance of Terror article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
- ↑ The character of Clifford Brent was not named in the episode but the same actor, wearing an officer's Starfleet uniform, was addressed as Brent in TOS episode: "The Naked Time". The same actor also played the character of Vinci.