# The Last Answer by Isaac Asimov

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

**Verdict:** Recommended as a darker, richer companion to Asimov's The Last Question, with a lasting 'whoa' effect on readers.

## Why people recommend it

- Richer and darker than The Last Question (1 comments): "Its a much richer, and also darker, work than The Last Question." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47814868))
- Lasting 'whoa' reaction after reading (1 comments): "that one still evokes a "whoa" when I think about it" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47813989))
- Good contrast with related story (1 comments): "good dichotomy of stories" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47806392))

## 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/s?k=The+Last+Answer+by+Isaac+Asimov&tag=YOURTAG-20) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "The Last Answer by Isaac Asimov", https://hackerapproved.com/p/last-answer/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).