The Anvil of Ice (SF Gateway Omnibuses)

The first three books in Michael Scott Rohan's acclaimed The Winter of the World series, The Anvil of Ice, The Forge in the Forest, and The Hammer of the Sun Echoing down the ages, like half-forgotten myths, come tales of mysterious powers and the forging of great weapons, of subterranean kingdoms and Gods who walked the earth; tales of the powers that struggled endlessly for dominion. And the tale of a young cowherd, saved from raiders by the mysterious Mastersmith, who discovers in himself an uncanny power to shape metal. So is set in motion a quest to find both his own destiny, and a weapon that will let him stand against the Power of the Ice.