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[]
Gong photocomic characters[]
- Decius • Hansen Al-Salah • Keras • James T. Kirk • Spock • T'Auethn • Nyota Uhura
Starships and vehicles[]
Locations[]
Races and cultures[]
States and organizations[]
Other references[]
- asteroid • cloaking device • de Broglie wave • deflector • log buoy • phaser • rodinium
Appendices[]
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- 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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Novelization collected in The Star Trek Reader II.
German language novelization translation collected in Der große Sammelband.
Novelization collected in The Classic Episodes 1.
Video releases[]
Images[]
Episode images[]
Aft dorsal view of the Bird-of-Prey.
Aft ventral view of the Bird-of-Prey.
Praxus, Romulan scope operator.
Fields.
Ship chapel.
Adaptation images[]
The Enterprise.
The Enterprise.
The crew.
The crew.
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
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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.