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Title: Balanced Ecology Title Record # 55363
Author: James H. Schmitz
Date: 1965-03-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Series: The Hub
Language: English
Synopsis: The settlers have integrated well into life on Wrake: the adults sustainably farm the valuable diamondwood, and the children play with the native animals. Their way of life seems near perfect until an off-world businessman visits with an offer he thinks they can't refuse.
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Other Titles

Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
1965 The Diamondwood Trees
Year Language Title
1970Translated by Hans Maeter
German
Ausgeglichene Ökologie?Ausgeglichene Oekologie
1973Translated by Warner Flamen
Dutch Ecologisch evenwicht
1973Translated by Jacques Polanis
French Écologie compensée
1975Translated by Marjan J. J. Oleff
Dutch Ecologisch evenwicht
1976Translated by Abramo Luraschi.
Italian Ecologia bilanciata [as by James Schmitz]
1981Translated by Mark Carpentier Alting
Dutch Ecologisch evenwicht
1983Translated by Bruno Martin
French
Écologie intégrée?Ecologie integree
1992Translated by 中村融(Nakamura Tooru)
Japanese
安定した生態系?Anteishita Seitaikei
[as by ]

Awards

Place Year and Award Category
Nomination 1966 Nebula Short Story

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Nice Day for Screaming, and Other Tales of the Hub 1965-00-00 James H. Schmitz Chilton  
$3.95?$: US dollar
159
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
Analog Science Fact -> Science Fiction, March 1965 1965-03-00 ed. John W. Campbell, Jr. Condé Nast  
$0.50?$: US dollar
102
bedsheet?8.5" by 11.25" magazines, e.g. early issues of Amazing; or the 1942-43 issues of Astounding.
mag John Schoenherr Checkmark
Nebula Award Stories 1965 1966-00-00 ed. Damon Knight Doubleday (Doubleday Science Fiction)  
$4.95?$: US dollar
299
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
Nebula Award Stories 1965 1966-10-00 ed. Damon Knight Doubleday / SFBC  
$1.20?$: US dollar
xii+
299
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Donald Crews , Ann Crews Checkmark
Nebula Award Stories 1 1967-03-00 ed. Damon Knight Gollancz  
25/-?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
253+
[2]
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
Analog 5 1967-05-00 ed. John W. Campbell Doubleday  
$4.95?$: US dollar
xix+
242
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Jim McMullan Checkmark
Nebula Award Stories 1967-11-00 ed. Damon Knight Pocket Books 75275
$0.75?$: US dollar
x+
244
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth Checkmark
Analog 5 1968-00-00 ed. John W. Campbell Dennis Dobson 0-234-77160-7
25/-?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
xix+
242
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Nebula Award Stories 1968-10-00 ed. Damon Knight Pocket Books 75275
$0.75?$: US dollar
x+
244
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth  
Nebula Award Stories 1968-10-00 ed. Damon Knight Pocket Books 75275
C$0.75?C$: Canadian dollar
x+
244
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth Checkmark
Nebula Award Stories 1 1969-04-00 ed. Damon Knight New English Library 0-450-00289-6 / 2410
7/6?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
224
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth Bruce Pennington Checkmark
Nebula Award Stories 1969-12-00 ed. Damon Knight Pocket Books 0-671-75275-8
$0.75?$: US dollar
x+
244
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth Checkmark
Nebula Award Stories 1969-12-00 ed. Damon Knight Pocket Books 0-671-75275-8
C$0.75?C$: Canadian dollar
x+
244
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth Checkmark
Countercommandment and Other Stories 1970-00-00 ed. John W. Campbell Curtis Books 123-07067
$0.75?$: US dollar
221
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth Checkmark
Computer streiten nicht 1970-00-00 ed. Damon Knight Lichtenberg (Science Fiction für Kenner #4)  
DM 11.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
195
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
anth W. Baum Checkmark
Above the Human Landscape: A Social Science Fiction Anthology 1972-00-00 ed. Willis E. McNelly, Leon E. Stover Goodyear Publishing 0-87620-003-X   viii+
387
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth B. Buerge Checkmark
Bug-Eyed Monsters 1972-00-00 ed. Anthony Cheetham Sidgwick & Jackson 0-283-97864-3   280
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Above the Human Landscape: A Social Science Fiction Anthology 1972-00-00 ed. Willis E. McNelly, Leon E. Stover Goodyear Publishing 0-87620-002-1   viii+
387
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
anth B. Buerge Checkmark
Out of This World 9 1972-00-00 ed. Michael Pearson, Amabel Williams-Ellis Blackie 0-216-89331-3
£1.20?£: UK pound
191
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth David Brown  
Alfa een: 16 sf-verhalen 1973-00-00 ed. Warner Flamen Meulenhoff (M=SF #66) 90-290-0197-6   351
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth David McCall Johnston Checkmark
Computer streiten nicht 1973-10-00 ed. Damon Knight Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #3360) 3-453-30237-0
DM 2.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
156
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth Karel Thole  
Les sorcières de Karrès / Les haleines du temps 1973-10-05 James H. Schmitz OPTA (Club du Livre d'Anticipation #45)     470
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni  
Bug-Eyed Monsters 1974-06-00 ed. Anthony Cheetham Panther 0-586-03990-2
£0.40?£: UK pound
255
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth Bruce Pennington Checkmark
De speekselboom 1975-00-00 ed. Damon Knight Luitingh (Luitingh SF Verhalen) 90-245-0327-2   240
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
anth Karel Thole Checkmark
Robot - Rivista di Fantascienza, #6 1976-09-00 ed. Vittorio Curtoni Armenia Editore  
Lit 800?Lit: Italian lira
159
digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".
mag Checkmark
Nature's Revenge: Eerie Stories of Revolt Against the Human Race 1978-00-00 ed. Gogo Lewis, Seon Manley Lothrop, Lee & Shepard 0-688-41843-0
$6.95?$: US dollar
154
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Jacqui Morgan Checkmark
Nature's Revenge: Eerie Stories of Revolt Against the Human Race 1978-00-00 ed. Gogo Lewis, Seon Manley Lothrop, Lee & Shepard 0-688-51843-5   154
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Jacqui Morgan  
Aufbruch in die Galaxis 1980-00-00 ed. Wolfgang Jeschke Lentz 3-88010-074-8
DM 24.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
380+
[2]
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth R. Susanne Berner Checkmark
Avontuur in ruimte & tijd, #3 1981-00-00 ed. Editors of Avontuur in ruimte & tijd De Tijdruimte   ƒ2.50 64
digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".
mag Chris Foss Checkmark
Aufbruch in die Galaxis 1983-08-00 ed. Wolfgang Jeschke Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #4001) 3-453-30938-3
DM 8.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
495
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth Angus McKie Checkmark
Histoires écologiques 1983-09-00 ed. Jacques Goimard,
Demètre Ioakimidis?Demetre Ioakimidis
,
Gérard Klein?Gerard Klein
Le Livre de Poche (La grande anthologie de la science-fiction #3778) 2-253-02600-X   410
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth Philippe Adamov Checkmark
Analog: The Best of Science Fiction 1985-07-00 ed. uncredited Galahad Books 0-88365-637-X
$12.95?$: US dollar
621
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
The Best of James H. Schmitz 1991-06-00 James H. Schmitz NESFA Press (NESFA's Choice #1) 0-915368-46-3
$18.95?$: US dollar
xi+
243
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Frank Kelly Freas  
S-Fマガジン 1992年8月号, #430?Esu-Efu Magajin 1992-nen 8-gatsu Gō, #430
Esu-Efu Magajin 1992-nen 8-gatsu Gou, #430
S-F Magajin 1992-nen 8-gatsu Gō, #430
S-F Magajin 1992-nen 8-gatsu Gou, #430
1992-08-01 ed.
Editors of S-Fマガジン?Editors of Esu-Efu Magajin
Editors of S-F Magajin
早川書房?Hayakawa Shobō
Hayakawa Shobo
はやかわしょぼう
ハヤカワショボウ
     
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
mag
松葉口忠雄?Matsubaguchi Tadao
 
The Norton Book of Science Fiction: North American Science Fiction, 1960-1990 1993-10-00 ed. Brian Attebery, Ursula K. Le Guin W. W. Norton & Company 0-393-03546-8
$27.50?$: US dollar
869
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Dale O'Dell Checkmark
The Norton Book of Science Fiction: North American Science Fiction, 1960-1990 1999-06-00 ed. Brian Attebery, Ursula K. Le Guin W. W. Norton & Company 0-393-97241-0
$36.60?$: US dollar
870
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
anth Dale O'Dell  
The Best of James H. Schmitz 2000-12-00 James H. Schmitz NESFA Press (NESFA's Choice #1) 0-915368-46-3
$22.00?$: US dollar
xi+
243
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Frank Kelly Freas Checkmark
Nebula Award Stories 2001-02-00 ed. Damon Knight Stealth Press 1-58881-018-6
$29.95?$: US dollar
viii+
310
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Frank R. Paul  
The Hub: Dangerous Territory 2001-04-00 James H. Schmitz Baen 0-671-31984-1
$6.99?$: US dollar
473
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Bob Eggleton Checkmark
The Honorverse Disk 2002-10-00 uncredited Baen (Baen CD-ROM Library #1)  
$0.00?$: US dollar
 
other?The publication format is non-standard. The details are usually provided publication notes.
omni Checkmark
The Honorverse Disk 2002-10-00 uncredited Baen (Baen CD-ROM Library #1)  
$0.00?$: US dollar
 
other?The publication format is non-standard. The details are usually provided publication notes.
omni Checkmark
The Wind Rider's Oath Disk 2004-05-00 uncredited Baen (Baen CD-ROM Library #6)  
$0.00?$: US dollar
 
other?The publication format is non-standard. The details are usually provided publication notes.
omni Checkmark
The Hub: Dangerous Territory date unknown James H. Schmitz Baen (Baen Free Library)  
$0.00?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll Bob Eggleton Checkmark
The Norton Book of Science Fiction: North American Science Fiction, 1960-1990 date unknown ed. Brian Attebery, Ursula K. Le Guin W. W. Norton & Company 0-393-03546-8
$27.50?$: US dollar
869
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Dale O'Dell  
The Best of James H. Schmitz date unknown James H. Schmitz NESFA Press (NESFA's Choice #1) 0-915368-46-3
$18.95?$: US dollar
xi+
243
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Frank Kelly Freas Checkmark
The Norton Book of Science Fiction: North American Science Fiction, 1960-1990 date unknown ed. Brian Attebery, Ursula K. Le Guin W. W. Norton & Company 0-393-97241-0   869
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
anth Dale O'Dell Checkmark
The Norton Book of Science Fiction: North American Science Fiction, 1960-1990 date unknown ed. Brian Attebery, Ursula K. Le Guin W. W. Norton & Company 0-393-03546-8
$27.50?$: US dollar
869
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Dale O'Dell  
Computer streiten nicht date unknown ed. Damon Knight Éditions Rencontre (Science Fiction (Éditions Rencontre))     193
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
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