Emer is an ordinary New Yorker, she gets around the city by subway, buys ice cream at the corner shop, teaches first-graders, but would like to become a writer. She also has a beloved man, his name is Kon. But is the path she is heading the only path in life? David Duchovny, inspired by the ancient Irish legend of the hero Cuchulainn and his lover Emer, populates his whimsical and eerie novel with a diverse cast of celebrities from mythological pantheons around the world. "Miss Underground" is a breathtaking love adventure set in parallel spaces and times, where Emer must battle natural and supernatural forces and find her own voice, personal power and destiny. A tale of love lost and found, Miss Subway is also a passionate love letter to the inimitable New York City.