1 9 5 6 ), ▁and ▁H od g son ' s ▁The ▁House ▁on ▁the ▁Border land ▁( 1 9 0 8 ) ▁and ▁ ▁The ▁Night ▁Land ▁( 1 9 1 2 ), ▁all ▁spec ulate ▁on ▁the ▁evolution ▁of ▁hum ank ind ▁in ▁the ▁deep ▁future . ▁Bear ▁said ▁that ▁these ▁works , ▁and ▁their ▁author ' s ▁imagination , ▁were ▁a ▁big ▁influence ▁on ▁City ▁at ▁the ▁End ▁of ▁Time . ▁ ▁Analysis ▁and ▁genre ▁Science ▁fiction ▁critic ▁John ▁Cl ute ▁said ▁" City ▁at ▁the ▁End ▁of ▁Time ▁is ▁an ▁example ▁of ▁a ▁novel ▁in ▁dialog ue ▁with ▁past ▁works ▁of ▁SF ." ▁He ▁said ▁that ▁Bear ▁pays ▁hom age ▁to ▁William ▁Hope ▁H od g son ' s ▁ 1 9 1 2 ▁novel , ▁The ▁Night ▁Land , ▁with ▁which ▁City ▁at ▁the ▁End ▁of ▁Time ▁shares ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁plot ▁elements . ▁Both ▁books ▁include ▁characters ▁who ▁dream ▁of ▁cities ▁in ▁the ▁far ▁future ▁( the ▁Kal pa , ▁and ▁the ▁Last ▁Red ou bt ▁in ▁The ▁Night ▁Land ) ▁which ▁are ▁surrounded ▁by ▁enc ro aching ▁cha os . ▁The ▁Kal pa ▁also ▁draw s ▁on ▁Arthur ▁C . ▁Clar ke ' s ▁future ▁city , ▁D ias par ▁in ▁his ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁novel , ▁The ▁City ▁and ▁the ▁Stars . ▁In flu ences ▁of ▁other ▁past ▁works ▁on ▁City ▁at ▁the ▁End ▁of ▁Time ▁include ▁H . ▁P . ▁Love craft ' s ▁nov ella ▁The ▁Sh adow ▁Out ▁of