Transcription: There Will Be Dragons by John Ringo. Prologue In the forest a sparrow died. The passing of the sparrow was registered and noted. The death of the female sparrow had been anticipated some time in the next four days based upon increasing wear on its heart. The sparrow was old, had laid many eggs, and had raised a higher than average percentage to successful fledglinghood. The sparrow had contributed to the survival of its species and had passed on its genes. If it had pride, it would be proud. On the other hand, the individual was not from a species that was listed as rare or endangered, so it r ...