Star Wars Omnibus: Tales of the Jedi, Vol. 2 (Various)

Star Wars Omnibus: Tales of the Jedi, Volume 2 collects four stories, set ~4000 years before A New Hope:

The Freedon Nadd Uprising
Nomi Sunrider's training (now on Ossus) is cut short as she's called to help on Onderon.  There, she works with Ulic & Cay Qel-Droma and their master Arca to put down a revolt, fighting servants of the Dark Side drawing their strength from the spirit of Freedon Nadd.  Will they prevail?  Meanwhile, descendants of Empress Teta (Satal and Aleema Kemo) go to Onderon hoping to understand a Sith artifact they found.

Dark Lords of the Sith
Exar Kun, a disciple of Master Vodo-Siosk Baas, is intrigued by the Dark Side.  His quest for forbidden knowledge takes him to Korriban and Yavin 4, where he learns from the long-dead Naga Sadow's work, guided by the spirit of Freedon Nadd.  Meanwhile, Dark-side Adepts Satal and Aleema strengthen their hold on the Empress Teta system, attacking the Jedi and killing Master Arca in the process.  Ulic attempts to infiltrate them and turns to the dark side to do so.  Nomi and Cay mount a rescue attempt . .  but it's too late.  Exar Kun and Ulic Qel-Droma have fallen to the dark side . . . and become the Dark Lords of the Sith.

The Sith War
Exar Kun and Ulic Qel-Droma are on a quest . . . to restore the golden age of the Sith.  After defeating and conscripting a band of Mandalorians, Qel-Droma takes them and Aleema Kemo to invade Coruscant, while Kun corrupts a handful of Jedi Knights and convinces them to turn against their masters.  Qel-Droma's attack is repulsed at great cost (Master Vodo Siosk-Baas is among the fallen), but he escapes and returns to Kun, who launches the next phase of his plan: striking at Ossus itself, the great Jedi world and home to its famous library.  The Jedi have little time to evacuate or collect all the world's learning . . . can they survive?  After battling there, they prepare for a final confrontation . . . on Yavin 4, Kun's base.

Redemption
Ten years after the Sith War, Nomi Sunrider calls a Jedi convocation at Exis Station to discuss the future of the Republic.  While they congregate, Ulic Qel-Droma, deprived of his Force abilities by Nomi at the end of the Sith War, seeks isolation on Rhen Var to mourn his actions and consequences.  But when Nomi's daughter, Vima, finds Ulic to become his student, Nomi is forced to confront the man responsible for so much pain and death.  Is there any return- any redemption?

Review
My review for these tales is identical to volume 1.  These are classic Star Wars tales from Dark Horse Comics, looking at the history of the Jedi thousands of years before Luke Skywalker.  The stories are interesting enough, though the pace is lightning-fast and dialogue poor.  Recommended for fans of the 'original' (pre-Disney) Star Wars universe.

Rating: B