. ▁Nov osph ing ob ium ▁t ai hu ense ▁has ▁the ▁ability ▁to ▁deg rade ▁phen ol , ▁an il ine , ▁nit ro ben z ene , ▁ 4 - ch lor on it ro ben z ene ▁and ▁phen anth rene . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Type ▁stra in ▁of ▁Nov osph ing ob ium ▁t ai hu ense ▁at ▁Bac D ive ▁- ▁ ▁the ▁B acter ial ▁D iversity ▁Met ad atabase <0x09> ▁ ▁Category : B acter ia ▁described ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁Category : S ph ing omon ad ales <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Lake ▁at ▁the ▁End ▁of ▁the ▁World ▁is ▁a ▁post - n uc lear ▁hol oca ust ▁young ▁adult ▁novel ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁ ▁Its ▁author ▁is ▁Caroline ▁Mac Donald . ▁ ▁Set ▁in ▁ 2 0 2 5 , ▁it ▁tells ▁the ▁story ▁of ▁H ector , ▁a ▁te en age ▁boy ▁who ▁has ▁lived ▁all ▁his ▁life ▁in ▁an ▁under ground ▁b unker ▁as ▁the ▁young est ▁member ▁of ▁a ▁cult , ▁who ▁occasionally ▁esc apes ▁the ▁b unker ▁to ▁look ▁outside , ▁and ▁D iana , ▁a ▁te en age ▁girl ▁who ▁lives ▁with ▁her ▁parents , ▁apparently ▁the ▁only ▁surv iv ors ▁of ▁the ▁nuclear ▁hol oca ust . ▁ ▁The ▁story ▁is ▁told ▁in ▁part ▁from ▁H ector ' s ▁perspective ▁and ▁from ▁D iana ' s . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁W on ▁the ▁Victor ian ▁Premier ' s ▁Award