Rand's contemporary admirers included fellow novelists, like Ira Levin, Kay Nolte Smith and L. Neil Smith; she has influenced later writers like Erika Holzer, Terry Goodkind, and comic book artist Steve Ditko.
ɹˈændz kəntˈɛmpɚɹˌɛɹi ɐdmˈaɪɚɹɚz ɪŋklˈuːdᵻd fˈɛloʊ nˈɑːvɪlˌɪsts, lˈaɪk ˈiəɹə lˈɛvɪn, kˈeɪ nˈoʊlt smˈɪθ ænd ˈɛl. nˈiːl smˈɪθ; ʃiː hɐz ˈɪnfluːənst lˈeɪɾɚ ɹˈaɪɾɚz lˈaɪk ˈɛɹɪkə hˈɑːlzɚ, tˈɛɹi ɡˈʊdkaɪnd, ænd kˈɑːmɪk bˈʊk ˈɑːɹɾɪst stˈiːv dˈɪtkoʊ.