Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi

Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi is a series of comic books, covering 7 sub-series. They cover the Great Sith War and the Great Hyperspace War and remain the earliest chronological Star Wars sources. It was published by Dark Horse Comics.

The first books released covered the Great Sith War (3,996 BBY) and the Naddist Uprising. The latter were prequels that covered the Great Hyperspace War, which happened a thousand years earlier. The last sub-series was a sequel to the first series.

It was the first work to show, at last, to the fans, the legendary eras of the Old Republic and the glory of the Jedi, mentioned in the movies, but never seen before. It was the first glimpse of how the Jedi Order works, as well as what the Sith are.

Tales of the Jedi was the inspiration for the extremely popular Knights of the Old Republic game series, and a bridging comic is currently being published.