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Daniel Keys Moran | |
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| Born | Daniel Keys Moran November 30, 1962 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Fiction writer, computer programmer |
| Period | 1983–present (as writer) |
| Genre | Science fiction |
Daniel Keys Moran (born November 30, 1962), also known by his initials DKM, is an American computer programmer and science fiction writer.
Biography
[edit]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.[1]
A native of Southern California, he formerly lived (with his former wife Holly Thomas Moran) in North Hollywood.[1] 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.[2]
In early 2005 Keys Moran lost vision in one eye due to wet macular degeneration.[2]
Bibliography
[edit]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".[3] A sub-series, "Tales of the Continuing Time", has been projected to include 32 volumes in its entirety,[3] 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
[edit]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
[edit]- “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). ISBN 0-553-27115-6. Cover art: Jim Burns.
Quiet Vision hardcover ISBN 978-1-57646-576-9[4] (April 2001), tradepaper ISBN 1-57646-637-X (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). ISBN 0-385-24816-4. Jacket art: Shusei. Jacket design: Jamie S. Warren.
based in part on a screenplay by William Stewart and Joanne Nelson.
The Continuing Time
[edit]- Emerald Eyes – Bantam Spectra paperback (June 1988). ISBN 0-553-27347-7. Cover art: Paul and Stephen Youll.
Quiet Vision hardcover ISBN 1-57646-577-2 (June 2001), tradepaper ISBN 1-57646-638-8 (June 2002). Cover art and design: DKM. - The Long Run – Bantam Spectra paperback (September 1989). ISBN 0-553-28144-5. Cover art Jim Burns.
Quiet Vision hardcover ISBN 1-57646-578-0 (August 2001), tradepaper ISBN 1-57646-639-6 (April 2002). Cover design: DKM.- Emerald Eyes / "The Star" / The Long Run – Queen Of Angels limited edition[5] 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.
- Emerald Eyes / "The Star" / The Long Run – Queen Of Angels limited edition[5] hardcover omnibus (August 1998). Jacket art and design: DKM.
- The Last Dancer – Bantam Spectra paperback (November 1993). ISBN 0-553-56249-5. Cover art: Sanjulián.
Quiet Vision hardcover ISBN 1-57646-579-9 (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.[6]
- The A.I. War, Book Two: Live Fast and Never Die (serialized at Moran's Patreon page since 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).
- The Time Wars, Book One: The Great Gods (February 2023; previously serialized at Moran's Patreon page since 2019).
- The Time Wars, Book Two: The Emerald Throne (serialized at Moran's Patreon page since 2024).
- Trinity, Book One: Kozmic Blues – with Steve Perry (serialized at Moran's Patreon page since 2019).
The Sunset Strip
[edit]- Terminal Freedom – with Jodi Moran. Queen Of Angels hardcover (March 1997). Jacket design: DKM.
Quiet Vision tradepaper ISBN 1-57646-643-4 (February 2002). Cover design: DKM.
Other stories
[edit]- “Given the Game” – Aboriginal Science Fiction. Nov.–Dec. 1990 (No. 24). Cover and story art: Charles Lang.
- “Hard Time” (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). ISBN 0-553-10353-9.
- A series of commentaries for 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: The Annotated Edition & New Tales of the Red Planet. Anthology with annotations by Aaron Parrett – Sword & Planet trade-paperback (April 2012). ISBN 978-0985425708.
Star Wars
[edit]Three short stories published in Bantam Spectra paperback anthologies, edited by Kevin J. Anderson, with cover art by Stephen Youll.
- "Empire Blues: The Devaronian's Tale" – Star Wars: Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina (August 1995). ISBN 0-553-56468-4.
- "A Barve Like That: The Tale of Boba Fett" – Star Wars: Tales from Jabba’s Palace (January 1996). ISBN 0-553-56815-9.
- Published under the pseudonym J.D. Montgomery, after creative differences with Lucasfilm prevented him from writing the outline he envisioned.[7]
- "The Last One Standing: The Tale of Boba Fett" – Star Wars: Tales of the Bounty Hunters (December 1996). ISBN 0-553-56816-7.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Author Biographies & Dedications". Emerald Eyes & The Long Run. Bantam Books.
- ^ a b "Daniel Key Moran". BlogSpot.com.
- ^ a b Clute, John, "Moran, Daniel Keyes", The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, 4th edition (2021). Retrieved 3 Sept. 2022.
- ^ The hardcover printing of The Armageddon Blues only lists an ISBN of 972-1-57646-576-5.
- ^ While the book itself says it is a limited printing of 1000 copies, only 500 were printed before DKM decided to publish through Quiet Vision Publishing.Limited Edition FAQ
- ^ "AI War: The Big Boost". fs&. March 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-04-30.
- ^ "Daniel Keys Moran (Author)". Star Wars Interviews. July 2018. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
External links
[edit]- "Daniel Keys Moran". Moran's blog
- SF Encyclopedia
- "Daniel Keys Moran Mirror". Immunity, Inc. 2002–2004. Archived from the original on 2007-10-12. – published work available online with Moran's permission
- "DKM semi-official web page". 1994–2001. – unpublished work available online with Moran's permission
- Daniel Keys Moran at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- Daniel Keys Moran at Library of Congress, with 5 library catalog records
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