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An investigation into a chroniton disturbance leads the da Vinci to a time-travelling Ferengi named Lant - one who is going to the past in order to "speculate" and make a fortune. Now the S.C.E. crew must follow Lant into the past in order to preserve the timelines and save the future.
Starfleet Corps of Engineers #32
Buying Time
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Timeline
| 2376 | Stone and Anvil (Star Trek: New Frontier #14) | |
| 2376 | Honor Bound (I.K.S. Gorkon #2) | |
| 2376 | Aftermath (Starfleet Corps of Engineers #29) | |
| October 19, 2376 | Ishtar Rising, Book 1 (Starfleet Corps of Engineers #30) | |
| October 19, 2376 | Ishtar Rising, Book 2 (Starfleet Corps of Engineers #31) | |
| 2376 | Buying Time (Starfleet Corps of Engineers #32) | |
| 2376 | Collective Hindsight, Book 1 (Starfleet Corps of Engineers #33) | |
| 2376 | Collective Hindsight, Book 2 (Starfleet Corps of Engineers #34) | |
| 2376 | The Demon, Book 1 (Starfleet Corps of Engineers #35) | |
| 2376 | The Demon, Book 2 (Starfleet Corps of Engineers #36) | |
| 2376 | Ring Around the Sky (Starfleet Corps of Engineers #37) |
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