The Forge in the Forest

The Forge in the Forest is a novel by Michael Scott Rohan published in 1987.

Plot summary
The Forge in the Forest is a novel in which a perilous journey is part of the struggle against the Ice which threatens what is left of civilization. This is the first part of the Winter of the World saga.

Reception
Dave Langford reviewed The Forge in the Forest for White Dwarf #88, and stated that "parts of which I found myself skipping, only to enjoy the vivid highlights of battle, smithcraft [...] and above all the Power and geography of the inhospitable Ice."

Reviews

 * Valerie Housden (1987) in Vector 138
 * Pauline Morgan (1987) in Fantasy Review, June 1987
 * Ken Brown (1987) in Interzone, #21 Autumn 1987
 * Laurence Scotford (1988) in Paperback Inferno, #73
 * Mike Chinn (1990) in The British Fantasy Newsletter, Winter 1989-1990