Masters of the Maze is a 1965 science fiction novel by Avram Davidson, originally published by Pyramid Books with a cover by John Schoenherr. A Dutch translation, Wachters van het Web, appeared in 1967 in the M=SF range and a French translation, Les maîtres du labyrinthe, appeared in 1975. The first UK edition, the only hardcover to date, was issued by White Lion in 1974. An American paperback reprint followed from Manor Books in 1976. Ebook editions appeared in 2012, from both Prologue Books and SF Gateway.The novel presents historical and fictional characters as "Guardians" of a maze which malignant, insect-like aliens are seeking to traverse in order to subjugate Earth.