Funnily, the zombie apocalypse genre must be one of the original American contributions to world literature, but it also tells much about the American psyche.
When you see a review popping up on RR by people whom you have never seen in the comment section, then it is always a scathing one. Because these cowards never have the moral fibre to face the author in the comment section!
As a caste, knights ranked below barons in the social hierarchy. They rarely owned land and people to rule like the nobles above them.
As a title, knighthood was usually an honorary title for citizens who had rendered services to the kingdom, especially in war.

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