The Weapon Makers is a science fiction novel by American writer A. E. van Vogt.

The novel was originally serialized in Astounding Science Fiction from February to April 1943.

Groff Conklin described the 1952 edition as "a fascinating book... despite its bombast and its blithe impossibilities.

"[1] Boucher and McComas described the novel as "a grand fantasy-melodrama," although they questioned "whether its noble imaginative adventure has anything to do with science fiction.

"[2] P. Schuyler Miller reviewed the novel favorably, describing it as "less pretentious and possibly less profound than the "Null-A" books.