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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).

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Characters[]

Episode characters[]

Robert AbramsBrenner (USS Enterprise)Clifford Brent[1]DeciusFieldsBill HadleyHansen Al-SalahHarrison (Lieutenant)KerasJames T. KirkRyan LeslieLewis (USS Enterprise)Angela MartineLeonard McCoyPraxusJanice RandMontgomery ScottSpockAndrew StilesHikaru SuluT'AuethnRobert TomlinsonNyota Uhura

Novelization characters[]

Hansen Al-SalahJames T. KirkAngela MartineLeonard McCoyJanice RandMontgomery ScottSpockAndrew StilesHikaru SuluRobert TomlinsonNyota Uhura

Comic adaptation characters[]

DeciusKerasPraxusT'Auethn

Starships and vehicles[]

ChR Gal Gath'thong (Vas Hatham-class) • USS Enterprise (Constitution-class)

Locations[]

Icarus IVOutpost 4Romulan Neutral Zone

Races and cultures[]

HumanRomulanVulcan

States and organizations[]

Romulan Star EmpireStarfleetUnited Federation of Planets

Other references[]

asteroidcloaking devicede Broglie wavedeflectorlog buoyphaserrodinium

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Related media[]

Adaptations[]

Video releases[]

Images[]

Episode images[]

Adaptation images[]

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
Blish1
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
Pocket 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)

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  1. 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.
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