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The Soar Effect
SO, YOU THINK YOU CAN FLY?
Set in the year 2036, this speculative sci-fi dives deep into the world AKTAV has built – a tech empire reshaping life through inventions like the Holoveil 2.0 (A hovering personal assistant the size of a tennis ball), the Harmonizer (A black hole manipulator for producing commercial energy), the Projector (A classified satellite beaming real-world images from space), and other innovations designed to make the world more convenient, and perhaps more controllable.
In the midst of this engineered reality, a famous psychology professor, Herm Moody, becomes obsessed with unlocking the human psyche. His priming experiment, The Moody Experiment, aims to test the limits of belief on a global scale. Can he convince the world that someone can really fly on their own, just to find someone who actually can?
With three students by his side, and AKTAV’s technological arsenal at his fingertips, Herm sets the experiment in motion.
Weaved through this epic journey is Roy Rowland and Echo Montgomery, a podcast duo on THE UNSEEN THREADS , a voice of truth in a world seemingly built on illusion.
What will be the price of trying to find that first flying person?
A WORLDWIDE PSYCHOLOGICAL SCI-FI ADVENTURE!
Set in the year 2036, this speculative sci-fi dives deep into the world AKTAV has built – a tech empire reshaping life through inventions like the Holoveil 2.0 (A hovering personal assistant the size of a tennis ball), the Harmonizer (A black hole manipulator for producing commercial energy), the Projector (A classified satellite beaming real-world images from space), and other innovations designed to make the world more convenient, and perhaps more controllable.
In the midst of this engineered reality, a famous psychology professor, Herm Moody, becomes obsessed with unlocking the human psyche. His priming experiment, The Moody Experiment, aims to test the limits of belief on a global scale. Can he convince the world that someone can really fly on their own, just to find someone who actually can?
With three students by his side, and AKTAV’s technological arsenal at his fingertips, Herm sets the experiment in motion.
Weaved through this epic journey is Roy Rowland and Echo Montgomery, a podcast duo on THE UNSEEN THREADS , a voice of truth in a world seemingly built on illusion.
What will be the price of trying to find that first flying person?
A WORLDWIDE PSYCHOLOGICAL SCI-FI ADVENTURE!
334 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 28, 2025
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About the author
J.M. Blue
1 book1 followerIf there’s one word that defines me and my life so far, it’s “uncomfortable.”
From a young age, I was taught to lean into discomfort—to choose the harder path, the unfamiliar route, the challenge over the shortcut.
Sure, we can quote any motivational speaker here: “Growth starts at the end of your comfort zone” – TR, or “Growth and comfort do not coexist” – GR. But for me, “uncomfortable” wasn’t just a concept, it was a constant companion.
It pushed me to join every sport in high school and college, spending hours at practice instead of retreating to the safe confines of my room with a video game or computer. (Thankfully, iPhones weren’t a big thing back then.)
That physical discomfort shaped me into an athlete, grinding on the football field well into my mid-twenties—until I felt the itch to be uncomfortable again.
Business always intimidated me. The tactics, the grind, the confrontation—it wasn’t my natural habitat. My grandfather thrived in that world, but I didn’t gravitate toward it. Still, by twenty-five, I found my next “uncomfortable.”
After nearly a dozen failed attempts at “doing business,” I finally built a successful distribution and repair company. For fifteen years, that discomfort became comfort. Time to move again.
I’ve always been good at a few things:
1.) Making stories up in my head.
2.) Being quiet and keeping to myself.
3.) Reading and spelling. (Won a lot of school spelling bees.)
I knew I could tell a good story. But English class? I despised it. High school, college—it didn’t matter. I got decent grades, but the curriculum and the teachers never clicked. And just like that, I found my next “uncomfortable.”
Three and a half years ago (mid-2022), I started a project that became the beginning of a three-book series: The Soar Effect. Since then, I’ve developed three more book ideas—two of which I’ve already written as screenplays. Where it goes from here? We’ll see.
My goal with writing is simple: to bring enjoyment to those who read my stories.
Thanks for taking a few minutes to get to know my “uncomfortable” bio.
—J M Blue
From a young age, I was taught to lean into discomfort—to choose the harder path, the unfamiliar route, the challenge over the shortcut.
Sure, we can quote any motivational speaker here: “Growth starts at the end of your comfort zone” – TR, or “Growth and comfort do not coexist” – GR. But for me, “uncomfortable” wasn’t just a concept, it was a constant companion.
It pushed me to join every sport in high school and college, spending hours at practice instead of retreating to the safe confines of my room with a video game or computer. (Thankfully, iPhones weren’t a big thing back then.)
That physical discomfort shaped me into an athlete, grinding on the football field well into my mid-twenties—until I felt the itch to be uncomfortable again.
Business always intimidated me. The tactics, the grind, the confrontation—it wasn’t my natural habitat. My grandfather thrived in that world, but I didn’t gravitate toward it. Still, by twenty-five, I found my next “uncomfortable.”
After nearly a dozen failed attempts at “doing business,” I finally built a successful distribution and repair company. For fifteen years, that discomfort became comfort. Time to move again.
I’ve always been good at a few things:
1.) Making stories up in my head.
2.) Being quiet and keeping to myself.
3.) Reading and spelling. (Won a lot of school spelling bees.)
I knew I could tell a good story. But English class? I despised it. High school, college—it didn’t matter. I got decent grades, but the curriculum and the teachers never clicked. And just like that, I found my next “uncomfortable.”
Three and a half years ago (mid-2022), I started a project that became the beginning of a three-book series: The Soar Effect. Since then, I’ve developed three more book ideas—two of which I’ve already written as screenplays. Where it goes from here? We’ll see.
My goal with writing is simple: to bring enjoyment to those who read my stories.
Thanks for taking a few minutes to get to know my “uncomfortable” bio.
—J M Blue
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December 27, 2025
I had fun reading this one!
December 27, 2025
Absolutely fantastic story! Fun read! Can’t wait for a sequel!
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