Foundation Trilogy, by Isaac Asimov

It's surprising that I hadn't read these three books (Foundation, Foundation and Empire and Second Foundation earlier, since I've turned into a big science fiction fan.

It follows a space civilization through it's downfall and years in near chaos. Only one man knows how it will come out, he predicted several steps in the civilization using "psychohistory" a field of study that believes that large groups of humans, their government and revolutions, can be accurately predicted.

I loved this trilogy. It's definately a "must read" for anyone who enjoys good Science Fiction. Quite a masterpiece!