# Franchise by Isaac Asimov

6 Hacker News commenters recommended Franchise by Isaac Asimov and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Recommended as an efficient version of the ideas discussed in Lottocracy and voting threads, meaning the 1955 Asimov story.

## Why people recommend it

- Efficient take on the idea (1 comments): "See "Franchise" (1955) by Isaac Asimov for an efficient version." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46437055))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [The Last Question by Isaac Asimov](https://hackerapproved.com/p/last-question.md): 50 recommend
- [There Will Come Soft Rains by Ray Bradbury](https://hackerapproved.com/p/there-will-come-soft-rains.md): 27 recommend
- [They're Made Out of Meat by Terry Bisson](https://hackerapproved.com/p/they-re-made-out-of-meat.md): 17 recommend
- [Lena by qntm](https://hackerapproved.com/p/lena.md): 16 recommend
- [The Machine Stops by E. M. Forster](https://hackerapproved.com/p/machine-stops.md): 15 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0613833899?tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Bookshop.org](https://bookshop.org/a/130825/9780613833899) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Franchise by Isaac Asimov", https://hackerapproved.com/p/franchise/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).