Daniel Keys Moran (born November 30, 1962), also known by his initials DKM, is an American
computer programmer
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and
science fiction
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writer.
Biography
Moran was born in Los Angeles to Richard Joseph Moran and Marilynn Joyce Moran. He has three sisters, Kari Lynn Moran, Jodi Anne Moran and Kathleen Moran.
A native of Southern California, he formerly lived (with his former wife Holly Thomas Moran) in
North Hollywood
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.
DKM, his third wife Amy Stout-Moran, and their sons Richard Moran and Connor Moran, along with Amy's two daughters and one son later lived in Woodland Hills,
Los Angeles
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.
In early 2005 Keys Moran lost vision in one eye due to wet
macular degeneration
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.
Bibliography
Moran's first story, "All the Time in the World", appeared in ''Asimov's Science Fiction'' in May 1982. This was incorporated into his first novel, ''The Armageddon Blues: A Tale of the Great Wheel of Existence,'' which was also the first novel of his projected series "Tales of the Great Wheel of Existence".
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, ''The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction
''The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction'' (SFE) is an English language reference work on science fiction
Science fiction (sometimes shortened to Sci-Fi or SF) is a genre of speculative fiction which typically deals with imaginative and f ...
'', 4th edition (2021). Retrieved 3 Sept. 2022. A sub-series, "Tales of the Continuing Time", has been projected to include 32 volumes in its entirety,
of which three novels were published in the late 1980s and early 1990s, and a fourth novel, ''The A.I. War, Book One: The Big Boost,'' in 2011.
The Great Wheel of Existence
The multi-verse in which most of DKM’s work is set.
* “The Gray Maelstrom” – ''
Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine.'' Vol. 7 No. 2 (whole no. 62) February 1983. Story art: John Pierard.
Human/Praxcelis Union
# “All the Time in the World” – ''Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine.'' Vol. 6 No. 5 (whole no. 52) May 1982. Story art: Laura Buscemi/Artifact.
# ''The Armageddon Blues'' (expansion of "All the Time in the World") – Bantam Spectra paperback (April 1988). . Cover art:
Jim Burns
Jim Burns (born 10 April 1948) is a Welsh artist born in Cardiff, Wales. He has been called one of the Grand Masters of the science fiction art world.
In 1966 he joined the Royal Air Force, but soon thereafter he left and signed up at the N ...
.
Quiet Vision hardcover (April 2001), tradepaper (June 2002). Cover design: DKM.
# “Realtime” (with Gladys Prebehalla) ''Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine.'' Vol. 8 No. 8 (whole no. 81) August 1984. Cover art: Hisaki Yasuda. Story art: Ron Lindahn.
# ''The Ring'' – Bantom Doubleday hardcover (October 1988). . Jacket art: Shusei. Jacket design: Jamie S. Warren.
''based ''in part'' on a screenplay by William Stewart and Joanne Nelson.''
The Continuing Time
# ''Emerald Eyes'' – Bantam Spectra paperback (June 1988). . Cover art:
Paul and Stephen Youll.
Quiet Vision hardcover (June 2001), tradepaper (June 2002). Cover art and design: DKM.
# ''The Long Run'' – Bantam Spectra paperback (September 1989). . Cover art
Jim Burns
Jim Burns (born 10 April 1948) is a Welsh artist born in Cardiff, Wales. He has been called one of the Grand Masters of the science fiction art world.
In 1966 he joined the Royal Air Force, but soon thereafter he left and signed up at the N ...
.
Quiet Vision hardcover (August 2001), tradepaper (April 2002). Cover design: DKM.
#* ''Emerald Eyes'' / "The Star" / ''The Long Run'' – Queen Of Angels limited edition hardcover omnibus (August 1998). Jacket art and design: DKM.
“The Star” is a new short story set between the two novels, and is also included in the Quiet Vision printings of ''Emerald Eyes''.
# ''The Last Dancer'' – Bantam Spectra paperback (November 1993). . Cover art:
Sanjulián.
Quiet Vision hardcover (March 2002). Jacket art and design: DKM.
# ''The A.I. War, Book One: The Big Boost'' – ebook from fs& in multiple formats (March 2011). Cover art: Angel Greenwood.
# ''The A.I. War, Book Two: Live Fast and Never Die'' (serialized at Moran'
Patreon pagesince 2019).
# ''Tales of the Continuing Time and Other Stories'' – a self-published collection incorporating material previously available online as well as new stories from the Continuing Time setting and otherwise (December 2018).
# ''Time Wars, Book One: The Emerald Throne'' (serialized at Moran'
Patreon pagesince 2019).
# ''Trinity, Book One: Kozmic Blues'' – with Steve Perry (serialized at Moran'
Patreon pagesince 2019).
The Sunset Strip
# ''Terminal Freedom'' – with
Jodi Moran. Queen Of Angels hardcover (March 1997). Jacket design: DKM.
Quiet Vision tradepaper (February 2002). Cover design: DKM.
Other stories
* “Given the Game” – ''Aboriginal Science Fiction.'' Nov.–Dec. 1990 (No. 24). Cover and story art: Charles Lang.
* “
Hard Time
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Arts and entertainment
* ''Hard'' (TV series), a French TV series
* Hard (band), a Hungarian hard rock supe ...
” (with Lynn Barker). ''
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'', episode 4×19. (April 15, 1996).
* “On Sequoia Time” – ''Asimov’s Science Fiction.'' Vol. 20 No. 9 (whole no. 249) September 1996. Story art: Steve Cavallo.
* “Roughing it During the Martian Invasion” (with Jodi Moran). ''
War of the Worlds: Global Dispatches'' anthology, edited by Kevin Anderson – Bantam Spectra paperback (May 1997). .
* A series of commentaries fo
NPR Sirius’''The Way In'', airing in 2001:
** “The Road Goes Everywhere”
** “A Freeway in My Back Yard”
** “The Vast and Endless Sea”
** “It’s Great to Be Me”
* ''A Freeway In My Back Yard'' – a collection of essays, stories, nonfiction, and scripts (April 2011).
* “Uncle Jack” – ''
A Princess of Mars
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: The Annotated Edition & New Tales of the Red Planet''. Anthology with annotations by Aaron Parrett – Sword & Planet trade-paperback (April 2012). .
Star Wars
Three short stories published in Bantam Spectra paperback anthologies, edited by
Kevin J. Anderson
Kevin James Anderson (born March 27, 1962) is an American science fiction author. He has written spin-off novels for ''Star Wars'', ''StarCraft'', ''Titan A.E.'' and ''The X-Files literature#Novels, The X-Files'', and with Brian Herbert is the ...
, with cover art by
Stephen Youll.
* "Empire Blues: The Devaronian's Tale" – ''
Star Wars: Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina'' (August 1995). .
* "A Barve Like That: The Tale of
Boba Fett
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" – ''
Star Wars: Tales from Jabba’s Palace'' (January 1996). .
: Published under the pseudonym J.D. Montgomery, after creative differences with Lucasfilm prevented him from writing the outline he envisioned.
* "The Last One Standing: The Tale of Boba Fett" – ''
Star Wars: Tales of the Bounty Hunters'' (December 1996). .
References
External links
* Moran's blog
SF Encyclopedia* – published work available online with Moran's permission
* – unpublished work available online with Moran's permission
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1962 births
20th-century American novelists
21st-century American novelists
American male novelists
American science fiction writers
Writers from California
Living people
American male short story writers
20th-century American short story writers
21st-century American short story writers
20th-century American male writers
21st-century American male writers