Daniel Keys Moran (born November 30, 1962), also known by his initials DKM, is an American computer programmer and science fiction writer.
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. 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.
In early 2005 Keys Moran lost vision in one eye due to wet macular degeneration.
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". 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 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.
“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 (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.
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 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). 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.
The A.I. War, Book Two: Live Fast and Never Die (chapters 1-3 available at Moran's Patreon page).
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).