George R.r. Martin has written about the death of his friend and long-time agent, Ralph Vicinanza. We have reported on the death earlier, primarily in connection to the fact that he was a co-executive producer on Game of Thrones due to the role he and his management company, Created By, in helping to bring the series to the screen. However, George notes that Vicinanza was especially important for bringing Martin’s work (and that of many other top-flight science fiction and fantasy authors) out onto the global market, with translations of his novels and stories now appearing in something like 40 languages.